30 Sporting Events People Are Convinced Were Rigged
Cheaters never win. Unless…
Despite the anger-tinged words of an elementary school gym teacher after a dodgeball game gone awry, the old adage of “winners never cheat and cheaters never win” is a bunch of bullshit.
But it’s not just bad actors like Lance Armstrong and Sammy Sosa who are guilty of scheming and scamming their way to an undeserved W. Conspiratorial sports fans on Reddit have their own theories about games that weren’t above board, proving that you don’t need to be an umpire or referee to see the possibly shady circumstances behind some of sports’ biggest moments.
Whether it was the 1985 NBA draft or Jake Paul’s questionable win over Mike Tyson, here are the sporting events that people saw and didn’t believe…